Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923

Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.

68.—Every person subject to military law who commits the following offence, that is to say:—

The offence of being guilty of any act, conduct, disorder or neglect, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline,

shall, on conviction by Court-Martial be liable to suffer—

imprisonment or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned:

Provided that no such person shall be tried under this Section in respect of any offence for which special provision is made in any other part of this Act, and which is not a civil offence, nevertheless the conviction of a person so charged shall not be invalid by reason only of the charge being in contravention of this proviso unless it appears that injustice has been done to the person charged by reason of such contravention, but the responsibility of any officer for that contravention shall not be removed by the validity of the conviction.